diff --git a/etc/cinder/rootwrap.d/volume.filters b/etc/cinder/rootwrap.d/volume.filters
index fd4f3166bb4..925df2d4482 100644
--- a/etc/cinder/rootwrap.d/volume.filters
+++ b/etc/cinder/rootwrap.d/volume.filters
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ truncate: CommandFilter, truncate, root
 chmod: CommandFilter, chmod, root
 rm: CommandFilter, rm, root
 
+# cinder/volume/drivers/remotefs.py
+mkdir: CommandFilter, mkdir, root
+
 # cinder/volume/drivers/netapp/nfs.py:
 netapp_nfs_find: RegExpFilter, find, root, find, ^[/]*([^/\0]+(/+)?)*$, -maxdepth, \d+, -name, img-cache.*, -amin, \+\d+